ABNORMAL PSYCH 3331 OSU LEIF SMITH QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
Abnormality Ans✓✓✓No single behavior;
Likelihood: subjective distress level, maladaptiveness, statistical
deviance, violation of societal standards, social discomfort, irrationality
& unpredictability, dangerousness
Always determined via social judgment
DSM-5 Ans✓✓✓541 diagnostic categories
Definition of a mental disorder: a syndrome that involves clinical
significant distress/ disturbance in behavior, emotional regulation, and
cognitive function
advantages of classification Ans✓✓✓Provides us with a nomenclature
Structure information in a more helpful manner
Facilitates research (inc awareness and understanding)
Helps delineate severity and range of mental disorders
Disadvantages of classification Ans✓✓✓Can lead to a loss of
information and individuality
Stigma associated with diagnosis
Stigma is a deterrent to treatment
Stereotyping of psychiatric patients
Stigma can be perpetuated by a problem of labeling
, Culture affects abnormality Ans✓✓✓Shapes the clinical presentation of
disorders
Different disorders present diff in diff cultures
Determined by deviation from social norms of the society
Prevalence & Incidence Ans✓✓✓Epidemiology, prevalence, incidence,
comorbidity
Epidemiology Ans✓✓✓Study of the disturbance of a disease
Prevalence Ans✓✓✓The number of active cases in a population during
a given period
Incidence Ans✓✓✓number of new cases that occur over a given period
of time
Comorbidity Ans✓✓✓presence of two or more disorders in the same
individual
Etiology Ans✓✓✓Causes of disorders
3 sources of information Ans✓✓✓Case studies, self report,
observational
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
Abnormality Ans✓✓✓No single behavior;
Likelihood: subjective distress level, maladaptiveness, statistical
deviance, violation of societal standards, social discomfort, irrationality
& unpredictability, dangerousness
Always determined via social judgment
DSM-5 Ans✓✓✓541 diagnostic categories
Definition of a mental disorder: a syndrome that involves clinical
significant distress/ disturbance in behavior, emotional regulation, and
cognitive function
advantages of classification Ans✓✓✓Provides us with a nomenclature
Structure information in a more helpful manner
Facilitates research (inc awareness and understanding)
Helps delineate severity and range of mental disorders
Disadvantages of classification Ans✓✓✓Can lead to a loss of
information and individuality
Stigma associated with diagnosis
Stigma is a deterrent to treatment
Stereotyping of psychiatric patients
Stigma can be perpetuated by a problem of labeling
, Culture affects abnormality Ans✓✓✓Shapes the clinical presentation of
disorders
Different disorders present diff in diff cultures
Determined by deviation from social norms of the society
Prevalence & Incidence Ans✓✓✓Epidemiology, prevalence, incidence,
comorbidity
Epidemiology Ans✓✓✓Study of the disturbance of a disease
Prevalence Ans✓✓✓The number of active cases in a population during
a given period
Incidence Ans✓✓✓number of new cases that occur over a given period
of time
Comorbidity Ans✓✓✓presence of two or more disorders in the same
individual
Etiology Ans✓✓✓Causes of disorders
3 sources of information Ans✓✓✓Case studies, self report,
observational
